GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| flounder | flatfish |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |